EXOCENTRIC

exocentric

(adjective) not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents; “when ‘until last Easter’ serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

exocentric (not comparable)

Focused or centered on something outside of itself.

(grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.

Noun

exocentric (plural exocentrics)

(grammar) An exocentric compound.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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